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STAGY

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Irregular inflected forms: stagier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, stagiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: stagier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: stagiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered qualityplay

Example:

stagy heroics

Synonyms:

stagey; stagy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

theatrical (suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater)

Derivation:

stage (the theater as a profession (usually 'the stage'))

staginess (an artificial and mannered quality)

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